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FREE HUGS!, A great way of making people feel good

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Posted: June 30, 2007 02:33 pm

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The International Hug Day is coming up and some of us are planning to spend the day hugging each other. On 7.7.-07 (anyone else see the pattern...?

) we´ll be out on the streets, carrying signs saying "FREE HUGS" (in our own choice of language(s) ).

For those who wonder what this is all about, here´s an extract from FREE HUGS Finland:

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FREE HUGS was inspired by founder Jason Hunter‘s mother Mrs. Josephine Clayton Hunter who passed away in 2001. Sitting at his mother’s funeral service, Jason listened as almost every speaker shared how Mrs. Hunter loved hugging people and letting them know how much they matter. Touched by the speakers, Jason acted on this inspiration and walked the streets of his hometown, Miami’s South Beach, with a sign that simply stated “FREE HUGS”. Hence, FREE HUGS was born.

But there are also a man that calles himself Juan Mann. He is the one that is seen on the clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL7Jo_1Z3Y8) that spread FREE HUGS over the whole world. Juan Mann is from Australia and started FREE HUGS back in 2004. He had been abroad for years and when he returned to Australia he suddently didn’t have any friends left there.

I don’t know who of them started FREE HUGS, or if these two men are connected to each other in some way. But on the other hand; what different does it who started this make?

Source: http://www.free-hugs.com, Oprah Winfrey Show when Juan Mann was guest.

So, to those of you who have a little good will left: I hope to hear you´ve been active too! All you need is a sign and a big smile!

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Vis tecum esto! = "May the force be with you"
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NinNin	Posted: July 01, 2007 08:36 pm
Journeyman Group: Members Posts: 725 Member No.: 49 Joined: January 26, 2005	I was reading in the paper the other day that the secret of happiness is 'a good diet + lots of hugs'. YAY for food + love. -------------------- In Doncaster, a queue is something with a BSM car at the front of it. My LJ

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